Is Randy Gregg #199 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Randy Gregg #199 sell for $18.00, only $17.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($16.15) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $0.99
Grade 9.5: $18.00
PSA 9: $16.15
Gem premium: 18×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Randy Gregg #199: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…	Sells for	Economy / bulk (~$25.00)	Standard (~$50.00)	Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5	$18.00	−$7.99	−$32.99	−$133
PSA 9	$16.15	−$9.84	−$34.84	−$135

Net = sale price − $0.99 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Randy Gregg #199: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$16.61	−$34.38
50%	$17.07	−$33.91
75%	$17.54	−$33.45

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Randy Gregg #199 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$18.00
9	$16.15

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